Natashia Williams

Natashia Williams-Blach is an American actress, model, and singer. She is well known for her television roles in series such as She Spies and The Vampire Diaries.

Williams began her acting and film career at 16 years old with an appearance on Saved by the Bell: The New Class. Following her high school graduation, she accepted a scholarship to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). While balancing her university studies with her acting work, she shared her experiences regarding campus race relations and navigating life as a biracial individual of Afro-European heritage. During this time, she landed her debut film role in Def Jam's How to Be a Player.

Throughout her career, Williams maintained her modeling work while appearing in various television shows and films. Her early screen credits include Son of the Beach, Smart Guy, Malcolm & Eddie, The Parkers, Girlfriends, and the movie Two Can Play That Game. Between 1997 and 2003, she also appeared in music videos for prominent artists including Ginuwine, Montell Jordan, Usher, Sting, and Joe.

Her first starring role on a television series came with So Little Time, acting alongside the Olsen Twins. Following that, she co-starred with Kristen Miller and Natasha Henstridge in She Spies, which ran for two seasons in syndication. Williams then joined the cast of the Nickelodeon series Romeo!, playing the role of Angeline Miller alongside Romeo Miller for the show's final two seasons.

In 2006, Williams booked a role in the pilot Filthy Gorgeous alongside Isabella Rossellini; while the show was not picked up as a series, the pilot aired on Showtime Networks as a feature film. That same year, she made a cameo appearance in the comedy film Smiley Face. Williams later made guest appearances on CSI: Miami and CSI: NY, and she auditioned for the seventh season of American Idol, where she reached the Top 25 before her elimination.

Her subsequent acting credits include a role in the Paramount Pictures psychological thriller Circle of Eight and a minor recurring role on The Vampire Diaries. In addition to acting, Williams contributed as a writer and performer on the track "Shady" for RZA's second solo studio album, Digital Bullet, performing alongside the group Intrigue. In July 2006, she sang live on stage with Corey Feldman and his band, The Truth Movement, at the House of Blues in Hollywood, California.

In 2013, Williams authored the book Mind Over Model, An Internal Journey Through The World Of Externals, which was based on her personal life and career. The following year, she launched Gypsy Posh By TOSH, an artisan-crafted jewelry line for which she serves as owner and designer. In her personal life, she has been married to Brevin Blach since December 2006, and the couple has two children.